Tag: FBI

There is much confusion over some basic facts of the Strzok-Page texts, and even then, the answers are complicated. So far, the Justice Department has identified about 50,000 of them. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: Justice Department withholds majority of FBI texts

Byron York · January 27, 2018 2:59 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee racking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has requested an interview with White House counsel Don McGahn. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Dianne Feinstein wants Don McGahn to spill the beans on White House communications about Robert Mueller

Daniel Chaitin · January 27, 2018 4:04 am

In a letter made public on Friday, Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, (pictured above) and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., of the Judiciary Committee requested more information from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary for America about the work of "Trump dossier" author Christopher Steele. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Grassley-Graham duo press DNC, Clinton campaign for answers about ‘Trump dossier’ author’s work

Diana Stancy Correll · January 27, 2018 1:49 am

The FBI found the lost texts, will DACA pass, and meet the worst Senate candidate we have met so far this cycle ... these stories and more destroyed by Tim Young on tonight's No Things Considered!

FBI texts, DACA, and the worst Senate candidate so far on No Things Considered!

Tim Young · January 27, 2018 12:33 am

The Fresno Bee, Rep. Devin Nunes' hometown newspaper, published an editorial criticizing his views on releasing a memo on alleged FISA violations by the U.S. government. "What, pray tell, does Rep. Devin Nunes think he's doing by waving around a secret memo attacking the FBI, the nation's premier law enforcement agency?" the paper wrote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Devin Nunes’ hometown paper accuses him of ‘doing the dirty work’ to protect Trump

Diana Stancy Correll · January 27, 2018 12:05 am

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., told CNN's Jake Tapper that President Trump's later-backtracked decision to fire special counsel Robert Muller is not the behavior of an innocent man. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Mark Warner on Trump: ‘These are not the actions of an individual who doesn’t have something to hide’

Diana Stancy Correll · January 26, 2018 10:47 pm

Representatives from Facebook, Twitter, and Google testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee at a November hearing, discussing just how many users during the 2016 election were exposed to content tied to Russian influence operations.

Robert Mueller’s team met with Facebook employee: Report

Melissa Quinn · January 26, 2018 9:48 pm

Roger Ailes is described as a "person of good character and a loyal American" in the documents that appear to be a background check on the former cable TV executive. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper, file)

FBI releases Roger Ailes files

Caitlin Yilek · January 26, 2018 8:17 pm

It's an indication the president's circle may not be as uniformly sycophantic as some in media continue to insist. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Beltway Confidential

The silver lining in those reports Trump moved to fire Robert Mueller

Emily Jashinsky · January 26, 2018 6:57 pm

When Robert Mueller presents his findings, we can all examine his evidence then - dissect it, analyze it, and praise or criticize the conclusions he draws from it and any case he tries to present. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

Stop all the conspiracy mongering — on both sides

Quin Hillyer · January 26, 2018 4:28 pm

A House Democrat said that the president may not be guilty of obstruction of justice because he wanted to allegedly fire special counsel Robert Mueller. "But what it does do is it shows intent and it's not surprising," the lawmaker said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

National Security

House Democrat: Wanting to fire Robert Mueller not enough to bring obstruction charges against Trump

Anna Giaritelli · January 26, 2018 2:10 pm

President Trump said the report about him thinking of firing special counsel Robert Mueller was just "fake news." "Fake news, folks, fake news," Trump said in Davos. "Typical New York Times fake stories." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Trump: ‘Fake news’ to say I tried to fire Robert Mueller

Pete Kasperowicz · January 26, 2018 12:29 pm